posted Jul 8, 2019, 11:58 AM by Jonathan Poppele
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updated Jul 9, 2019, 7:29 AM
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Sunday, July 21
8:00am - 11:00am
Saint
Paul Parks and Recreation is organizing a small mammal survey
exclusively for members of the Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project. We
will work alongside Brie Ilarde, a small mammal researcher from the
University of Minnesota, to document the inhabitants of Bruce Vento
Nature Sanctuary. This is a great opportunity for us to learn about some
of the diversity of small mammals in our urban environment.
Meet just inside the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary entrance:
At the corner of Commercial St & 4th St E
St Paul, MN 55106
We will use Sherman traps,
baited with peanut butter and set out overnight to capture the smallest
mammals, larger cage traps for larger mammals, and of course track
plates to discover who is living in the park. Together, our group will
collect traps from three separate survey transects, then help Brie Ilarde identify and record species. Dakota is a great resource and happy
to share his expertise about small mammals, they’re lifestyles, and how
to identify them. We, in turn, may be able to offer some tips on
identifying prints on the tracking plates. This is a great opportunity to spend some time outside, learn about our mammal neighbors, and contribute to a research project.
Sign me up!The
program is free for members of the Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project,
but registration is required and we are limited to 15 participants. To
register:
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